Auction: January 22, 2023

Lot #353: World War II German Red Cross DRK Hewer Dagger with Frog

Having 10.5-inch drop forged steel and nickel plated double combination-edged blade marked "Ges Geschutzt" on reverse of ricasso, single mirrored fuller towards rear, straight-edge opposite fuller and staggered saw-back edge along the wider spine with both edges beginning to taper inward over the last 2-inch portion of blade before coming to a blunt, squared off tip enabling enlisted members of the DRK / German Red Cross who were legally defined as non-combatants to carry a hewer in accordance with the Geneva Convention banning the carrying of offensive weapons by such members, uniformly finished nickel plated fittings including guard retaining brown leather buffer pad obverse langet having a modified squared eagle perched upon symmetrical, "squared cross" emblem of the Red Cross within a raised oval border, reverse langet having empty oval, cross guard portions consisting of oval extending minimally to flat sides, plain oval pommel with black Bakelite grip inserts having grip enhancing cross-hatching on obverse and smooth surface on reverse held in place by (2) counter-sunk screws entering from obverse; black finished magnetic metal scabbard having plain nickel finished cast alloy tip and collar portion, scabbard fitting retained by a pair of screws, one on each edge and plain black leather frog having "K" marked embossed on reverse with (4) metal rivets; together with foam-padded, microfiber surfaced 18-inch zippered "Ace Case" made in the U.S. able to store sheathed dagger and hanger